Amtrak passenger trains like this one could soon be rolling through Northwest Florida again. (AP file photo)

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida -- Amtrak's Sunset Limited passenger line, which ran from Jacksonville to New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina, may be re-opened soon for the first time since the 2005 storm.

The Northwest Florida Daily News reports that officials in DeFuniak Springs and Walton County have voted in favor of restoring the line, which previously stopped in Crestview, a few miles west of DeFuniak Springs.

The tracks have been repaired since Katrina, and the lines are used by freight trains, but passenger service has yet to be restored.

The Sunset Limited line currently runs from New Orleans to Los Angeles, but previously connected to Miami and later Jacksonville before Katrina.

Crestview and Okaloosa County officials apparently have little interest in restoring the line. The Okaloosa County Commission rejected a resolution supporting the restoration of the line last month.

Since a stop off has not been embraced by Crestview, DeFuniak Springs sees an opportunity. "Crestview is not looking towards having this restored, and I would like for us to try to get the stop here," Walton County Commissioner Sara Comander told the Daily News. "Then maybe people will come by train and go to the beach."

What do you think? Would you consider traveling by train between cities along the Gulf Coast? Where would you want the train to stop?